Wedding Party
BEST PEOPLE
Jordan Robinson
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO PERFECTIONISTS MEET AND DECIDE THEY REALLY LIKE EACH OTHER? JORDAN AND AYLA'S FRIENDSHIP. ATTACHED AT THE HIP SINCE COVID DESCENDED ON THE WORLD, YOU'D BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A TIME WHERE THESE TWO DON'T HAVE ANOTHER GIRLS TRIP PLANNED. DONT ASK THEM ABOUT SAAS.
Deanna Klonarakis
DEANNA AND AYLA MET IN KINDERGARTEN BACK IN 2000. TRAUMA BONDED BY CATHOLIC EDUCATION, THIS FRIENDSHIP HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. NEITHER DISTANCE NOR MEDICAL SCHOOL COULD KEEP THESE TWO APART, AND THERE IS REALLY NOT A CHAPTER IN AYLA'S LIFE THAT DEANNA'S NOT BEEN APART OF. JUST BE SURE TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM LACTOSE AND BOY BANDS.
Lucas Weeres
FROM ALTER BOY TO CERTIFIED BAD BOY, COOSE WAS ANDREW'S INITIAL KITIMAT CONNECTION. HE HAS A HEART OF GOLD, ABS OF STEEL, AND IS DEADLY ON THE PAINT BRUSH. WITHOUT LUCAS, AYLA & ANDREW LIKELY WOULD HAVE NEVER EVEN MET.
FRIENDS OF HONOUR
Robyn
Stohl
Katica Petersen
Trixie
Pacis
MATCH MAKER EXTRAORDINAIRE..ROBYN STOHL. HER CLAIM TO FAME THIS WEEKEND WILL BE INTRODUCING ANDREW & AYLA BACK IN 2016...BUT DON'T THINK WE'VE FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS-GIVING BOXED WINE. THIS GIRL REALLY IS THE GLUE TO OUR FRIEND GROUP. SHE'S GOT ROOM IN HER HEART FOR EVERYONE....ESPECIALLY IRISH MEN.
A 'SUCCESSION' LEVEL REAL ESTATE AGENT COMING IN AT A WHOPPING 4'11" - ITS SHOCKING TO THINK HER AND AYLA WERE EVER THE SAME HEIGHT. TICA'S BEEN IN AYLA'S LIFE SINCE DAY ONE. AS HER BIG SISTER SHE EVEN TOOK HER IN AS A SHOW AND TELL ONCE. IN MORE RECENT YEARS THEY'VE BECOME ADULT FRIENDS, MEANING THEY NOW SHARE INSIDE JOKES ABOUT THE REST OF THEIR FAMILY.
FILMMAKER, PHOTOG, MOUNTAINEER, RUGBY PLAYER, AND THE ONLY OTHER PERSON ON THE PLANET WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO MARRY INTO THIS WILSON FAMILY. TRIXIE & AYLA MET BACK IN 2016, WHEN THEY ALSO MET THEIR RESPECTIVE WILSONS. NATURALLY, THEY INTRODUCED THEMSELVES TO EACH OTHER OVER INSTAGRAM AND MADE DINNER PLANS TO MEET AND SCHEME. THE SCHEMING HAS NEVER STOPPED.
Kristie Parkes
KRISTIE AND AYLA USED TO RUN INTO EACH OTHER WALKING THEIR DOGS AT THE SAME TIME EVERYDAY. ONE DAY THEY TALKED ABOUT THEIR GRANDPARENTS DYING AND HAVE BEEN WALKING TOGETHER EVER SINCE. IT TURNED OUT THEY HAD EVEN MORE IN COMMON; BEING FROM UP NORTH, KNOWING WHAT RINGETTE WAS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HAVING THE EXACT SAME TASTE IN EVERYTHING. BRING WINE WHEN YOU HIKE WITH THEM OR YOU'LL GET THIS LOOK.
Alyssa Greening
SISTERS BY CHOICE, AND HONESTLY, WE COULD FOOL PEOPLE INTO THINKING IT'S BY BLOOD. AYLA'S BROTHER SOMEHOW CONVINCED ALYSSA TO DATE HIM OVER A DECADE AGO AND AYLA HAS BEEN THANKFUL EVER SINCE. PATIENCE OF A SAINT, EXPERT AT THRIFTING, AND AN ABSOLUTE HEART OF GOLD. SHE IS A HORSE GIRL...BUT WE STILL LOVE HER ANYWAYS.
Hannah Bilash
NEED SOMEONE TO GIVE YOU THE BEST HUG WHILE ALSO DANCING WITH YOU ALL NIGHT LONG? HANNAH BILASH IS YOUR GAL. RECENTLY TAKING THE LEAD AS AYLA'S FAVOURITE BILASH COUSIN (SORRY NOLLIE), HAN HAS SPENT MANY AN EVENING DANCING IN AYLA & ANDREWS KITCHEN, TALKING GARDEN WITH THEM, AND OF COURSE CUDDLING CAPTAIN.
Luke
Wilson
DID YOU EVER THINK THAT MAYBE THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN BEING REALLY, REALLY… REALLY RIDICULOUSLY GOOD LOOKING? LUKE ISN'T SO SURE. THIS EX MODEL HAS ALSO LONG BEEN ANDREW'S ROLE MODEL. IF HE'S NOT EDITING A SUSTAINABILITY REPORT YOU'LL FIND HIM OUT HIKING IN THE BACK-COUNTRY.
Matt
Wilson
MATT PUTS THE 'M' IN MYSTERIOUS... AND HE MIGHT JUST BE WATCHING FROM THE ROOFTOPS ABOVE YOU. THIS WILSON BROTHER IS A DEADLY DARTS PLAYER, CHESS CHAMPION, AND SMOOTH DANCER IF SUPPLIED WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TEQUILA.
Kory
Botz
AYLA'S FAVOURITE BROTHER AND THE PREEMINENT PUNK ROCK AFICIONADO OF THE WEDDING PARTY, KORY IS A STRAIGHT SHOOTER IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. GIVE HIM A QUICK GOOGLE AND YOU’LL FIND THAT HE'S KNOWN FOR GUNS, CARS, AND POLITICS... BUT HE’S ALSO A SOFTIE WHO LOVES HIS CHIHUAHUAS.
Cody Mueller
CLEANLINESS OF PATRICK BATEMAN, MOVES LIKE MAGIC MIKE, AND WICKED SMART AT ACCOUNTING, MR MUELLER IS BOTH A STAND UP GUY AND FREAK IN THE SPREADSHEETS. CODY SHARED A WALL WITH ANDREW AT THE LEGENDARY 'WILSON' RESIDENCE AT UVIC...SO YOU COULD SAY THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE.
Caleb
Fossl
ELECTRICAL WIZARD, AUDIOPHILE, AND MOUNTAINEER, CALEB IS A MAN OF MANY TALENTS WITH A KILLER MOUSTACHE TO BOOT. CALEB MET ANDREW DURING THE VICTORIA DAYS AND EVEN RENTED HIS MATTRESS AFTER THE ARMY CALLED. CALEB AND AYLA HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER LONGER, AND ONCE PLACED 8TH IN A DRAGON-BOATING REGATTA THANKS TO AYLA'S RAW POWER.
Jaden
Rowley
NEED A TV DELIVERED IN ONE PIECE? MR ROWLEY HAS GOT YOU COVERED. WITH AN INCREDIBLE KNACK FOR SHOWING UP IN PLACES YOU HAPPEN TO BE VISITING, JADEN AND ANDREW HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE DAY 1 OF UNIVERSITY. JADEN IS THE ONLY FRIEND TO HAVE ALSO LIVED IN KIMBERLEY...SEE ABOVE.
Jonathan Gantous
A MASTER OF DECEPTION - JON FIRST INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO AYLA AS AN ARTIST AKIN TO THE LIKES OF PICASSO. HE WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST FELLOW STUDENT ANDREW MET AT UVIC, AND THEY HAVE REMAINED FRIENDS SINCE, DESPITE JON MOVING BETWEEN CALGARY AND VICTORIA EVERY FEW YEARS.
WE KNOW HAVING THIS MANY PEOPLE IN OUR BRIDAL PARTIES IS RIDICULOUS. BUT IT IS ALSO RIDICULOUS HOW MANY GREAT PEOPLE WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES. SO.
30 JUNE 25